Cleveland’s underground rock-salt mine beneath Lake Erie: Silurian Salina Group halite, deep room-and-pillar workings and more than six decades of industrial production.
Category North America Rock Salt Atlas
Rock salt deposits, halite basins, salt domes, underground mines and solution mining in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Rock salt deposits, halite basins, salt domes, underground mines and solution mining in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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Hutchinson, Kansas rock salt and Strataca: Permian halite extending across roughly 37,000 square miles, mining at about 650 feet depth and underground…
Hampton Corners mine in New York: deep Salina Group halite, a 1,433-foot shaft and reported daily rock-salt production on the order of…
Ojibway underground salt mine in Windsor, Ontario: Salina Group halite, production since the mid-1950s and large annual capacity serving Canadian and U.S.…
Detroit’s underground rock-salt mine: Michigan Basin Salina halite, discovery in 1895, workings roughly 1,100–1,200 feet deep, room-and-pillar mining and more than 100…
A geological atlas of U.S. rock salt: Silurian halite of the Michigan Basin, Permian evaporites of the Southwest, Gulf Coast salt domes…
Canada’s principal rock-salt geology in southern Ontario: Late Silurian Salina halite, Goderich and Windsor-Ojibway mines, Great Lakes logistics and bedded evaporite resources.
Mexico’s true geological rock-salt systems: Veracruz-Isthmus Salina Formation diapirs, Jáltipan subsurface salt and Jurassic Minas Viejas halite in Nuevo León, separated from…
Cote Blanche underground rock-salt mine in Louisiana: Gulf Coast salt-dome geology, roughly 1,500-foot mining depth, production since 1961, waterway logistics and road-salt…
Goderich rock-salt mine beneath Lake Huron: 1866 discovery, underground production since 1959, roughly 1,800-foot depth, 23-metre salt zone and large Salina Group…
A North American atlas of natural rock salt deposits in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including the Silurian Salina Group, Permian…
Cleveland Lake Erie Rock Salt Mine: Salina Group Halite Beneath Lake Erie and More Than 60 Years of Production
Cleveland’s underground rock-salt mine beneath Lake Erie: Silurian Salina Group halite, deep room-and-pillar workings and more than six decades of industrial production.
Hutchinson Rock Salt Mine and Strataca: Kansas Halite Across 37,000 Square Miles and 650 Feet Underground
Hutchinson, Kansas rock salt and Strataca: Permian halite extending across roughly 37,000 square miles, mining at about 650 feet depth and underground heritage reuse.
Hampton Corners Rock Salt Mine: A 1,433-Foot Shaft and 10,000–20,000 Tonnes per Day in New York
Hampton Corners mine in New York: deep Salina Group halite, a 1,433-foot shaft and reported daily rock-salt production on the order of 10,000–20,000 tonnes.
Ojibway Rock Salt Mine: Windsor, Ontario Production Since 1955 and Multi-Million-Tonne Capacity
Ojibway underground salt mine in Windsor, Ontario: Salina Group halite, production since the mid-1950s and large annual capacity serving Canadian and U.S. de-icing markets.
Detroit Rock Salt Mine: Michigan Basin, 1,200-Foot Depth, Room-and-Pillar Mining and Halite Beneath the City
Detroit’s underground rock-salt mine: Michigan Basin Salina halite, discovery in 1895, workings roughly 1,100–1,200 feet deep, room-and-pillar mining and more than 100 miles of underground roads.
Ontario Goderich Rock Salt Mine: The World’s Largest Underground Salt Mine, 1,800-Foot Depth and Salina Halite
Goderich rock-salt mine beneath Lake Huron: 1866 discovery, underground production since 1959, roughly 1,800-foot depth, 23-metre salt zone and large Salina Group resources.
United States Rock Salt Deposits: Michigan Basin, Permian Basin, Gulf Coast Salt Domes and Major Underground Mines
A geological atlas of U.S. rock salt: Silurian halite of the Michigan Basin, Permian evaporites of the Southwest, Gulf Coast salt domes and major underground mining districts.
Canada Rock Salt Deposits: Goderich, Windsor-Ojibway, Ontario Halite and the Great Lakes Salt Basin
Canada’s principal rock-salt geology in southern Ontario: Late Silurian Salina halite, Goderich and Windsor-Ojibway mines, Great Lakes logistics and bedded evaporite resources.
Mexico Rock Salt Deposits: Veracruz Salina Formation, Jáltipan Salt Diapirs and Nuevo León Halite
Mexico’s true geological rock-salt systems: Veracruz-Isthmus Salina Formation diapirs, Jáltipan subsurface salt and Jurassic Minas Viejas halite in Nuevo León, separated from large marine saltworks.
Louisiana Cote Blanche Rock Salt Mine: 1,500-Foot Depth, Salt-Dome Geology and Underground Production
Cote Blanche underground rock-salt mine in Louisiana: Gulf Coast salt-dome geology, roughly 1,500-foot mining depth, production since 1961, waterway logistics and road-salt markets.